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Watching a video on the internet may be terrorism

A Register reporter has been let away with a slap on the wrist after confessing to, what the cops claim, is an act of terrorism.

According to the Metropolitan Police, anyone caught watching a sickening beheading video will be treated like a terrorist. Lawyer and legal commentator David Allen Green challenged that claim – and we were sceptical, too.

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The Met’s statement read: “We would like to remind the public that viewing, downloading or disseminating extremist material within the UK may constitute an offence under Terrorism legislation.”